MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2004: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 03V429000

Make Model Year
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2004
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2003-11-14 2003-11-03 2003-11-05

Production Dates: 2003-06-20 - 2003-07-11

Manufacturers Involved: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 394

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES LOCATED IN THE CARIBBEAN, DUE TO A SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING ERROR IN THE ELECTRONIC TIMING AND CONTROL SYSTEM "ETACS", WHILE USING THE INTERMITTENT WIPER MODE, THE INTERMITTENT WIPER SWEEP TIME INTERVAL MAY INCREASE AS MUCH AS 6.8 SECOND BETWEEN WIPER SWEEPS.

Consequence

IF THIS OCCURS DURING SEVERE WEATHER AND DURING VEHICLE'S HIGH-SPEED OPERATION, THE DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ETACS MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 14, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-800-981-0452.

Notes

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